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Empowered Native, Cumberland, RI (2024)

06/07/2024

How many types of hummingbirds species are there?

There are approximately 350 different species of hummingbirds, which are primarily found in the Americas, with the largest variety of species in South America ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵. Here are some interesting types of hummingbirds:

- Giant Hummingbird: One of the largest hummingbirds in the world, the giant hummingbird can be found in the Andes and reaches lengths of 9 inches with an 8-inch wingspan ¹ ² ⁴ ⁵.
- Bee Hummingbird: The smallest bird in the world, the bee hummingbird is native to Cuba and measures 2 inches in length ² ⁴ ⁵.
- Calliope Hummingbird: The smallest bird in the United States, the Calliope hummingbird measures 3.25 inches in length and can be found in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges ².

05/21/2024

A Silverback Gorilla might be imitating humans speaking here,

04/02/2024

Titled;
Power to Empower;

Respect and empower elders.
Elders help the young. We have wisdom that can help the youths.
We have purpose.
Provide resources if they have not already done so.

Support them with what they have already put into place; resources.

" Strong women help each other up*"

I just don't have the time or the brain space to keep on trying to understand why some people do... Say... Or think that they are being helpful... When you look at them in the face and know they don't have your best interests at heart or are even hearing you

I can only conclude they have their own interests, agendas, in mind.

One cannot meet both interest and solutions together if there is only a sense of one power without empowerment of an other .
Where or when does meeting each other's purpose, goals
That being the same, purpose come into fruition. How?

When there's power without empowerment.

I've run out of time and space trying to décifer another's true intentions.
Especially those that are in a position to make you or break you.

They can be supportive of your plan of action .
Which you have already verbalized to one or any of them.

Or they can throw a monkey wrench in your plans creating total chaos in your life and home.

Is this purposeful? Is this useful?
Do they think punishment or threat there of is the answer?

How about hearing me and allowing me to follow my plan of action already in place?

Does one know the difference on how to allow or help a person follow their plan of action already begun?

So your put in a position of someone else's time frame and orders that you know you cannot meet.

Chaos results.
Then you're put into shame. And become less than what your capable of.

If someone truly cares about you or others to include helpfulness is more rewarding than harmful.

they give you support and allow you to carry on in a healthy good way. Don't they?

If someone keeps you in a bad or creates a persona that is not you.
Or perceived.
How and why?
They haven't even asked you if you have a
plan with something they see differently.

Then we as humans come to a braking point.
And the one or those who can make you or break you cannot get mad at you for bringing you to the point of oppression and opposition.

Oh sure you try to do it their way. You try to comply with their way.
CHAOS ENSUES.

As basic earthly human beings..
We have our own experience in life and know what works for us as it once did.

So why don't people understand this?
Why do they insist on their way or the highway?

And who should pay the price for this?
How does one try to inform another when no one is asking questions but choose to assume and create the worst scenario in you?

Taking pictures of your work in progress and presenting it in a bad way.

This is so very wrong.

Why not ask the question...
" Okay can you tell me what's going on here and what plans have you made if any? "

These people that don't ask... Take your voice away and
Change your plans to correct a situation.
This is or can be disastrous.

What direction has this world taken, that is people?
Having power over someone is to empower them, not impose more hardship.

Life is not easy, elders have their own experiences to make life a better place for themselves and others.

Elders should not be placed in a position which creates distress, mental health problems, hurt themselves physically for what they are no longer capable of enduring as they once were when they were young.

Actually no one should be placed in this position so long as they are truly taking or have begun taking and set into motion resources that are available.

A person is going to change after being mistreated for a period of time.
If consistency does not exist.... That is to say switching from kindness to devalue... Verses empowerment, the final result in reality cannot be resolved to the best of ones ability.
Resources are out there, let them do thier job.

There I have said it !
So where do we go from here?

Author;
Odette Demers

We can get things done more efficiently, with kindness, constructive criticism is most helpful verses criticism without
True knowledge.
Amen
Dearest friends & Family,

Elders have traveled a long journey.
To be fair, some have wisdom and growth, some haven't been so lucky.

We all grow older, some get confused, some misunderstood, some on the right path. Never verbalized, or have the opportunity to verbally express their intentions. Or themselves.

Some of the above mentioned get put to shame by their peers, some get anger, developing
Friction between each other, or towards undeserving of such maladaptive responses.

This world is not so easy to cope with as when once we were younger.
Business is business,
People are not.

Am I making sense?
My heart is heavy...for mistreatment of elders.

02/25/2024

Unfortunately sweetheart it's part of the process. Generally takes a little bit at a time. Put one word down on paper.
what I found when I studied what narcissist was is that it would trigger me I am really good at disassociating however when it comes to a narcissist I learned that disassociating is not that easy.
One day this past winter I woke up fairly early, but it was still very dark out I think up until 7:00 .
So I sat there in the dark for a couple hours.
The sunset at 3:00 p.m. .
Very depressing it was such a short day and it went by so fast.

So I wrote it down in my diary, "today was the shortest day in my life and yet it seemed like the longest."
The sun came up then the sun went down just as quickly as it came up.
I felt cheated why didn't I do anything at all sun came up sun went down.
And then I got to thinking hey wait a minute, I got something to be grateful for..., I woke up today without suicidal ideation.
The other thing I came to realize they tell you to surround yourself with supportive people friends. Well you know your narcissist made sure that you had no support whatsoever. But I had one person to be grateful for, that one person was the only person that showed me that just when you think there's no one at all, someone steps up and showed me who my real friends are. / Who my real friend is. She has her own issues with trauma sometimes it can turn into a toxic relationship, however it's not done deliberately or narcissistically. So when this happens as much as I do love her my friend. I take a time out, and I inform her why I'm taking a time out.
The reason I do this is that: we are so traumatized that it's hard to get out of our own head.
So when I take the time out and I am kind enough to let her know why I'm taking time out, she always comes back now that's a real friend.
And I can't help her when she's in that space.
She verbalized that to me and it was evident to me after a while.
So we're not abandoning each other, we do self-care, and self-reflection, and when we're able we come back together.
That's what real friends do, you're there for them in The darkest hour, but if they don't want you there in the darkest hour because it's easier for them to deal with it on their own without distraction, then I need to give the gift of time and space.
And when I need it for myself the gift of time of time & space, I don't just disappear. I verbalize it with kindness and with love.
Know who your friends are, and it's going to be hard work after being with a narcissist.
But when you find that one friend that one friend that comes to you, you need to cherish and value them do self-care and give the gift of time and space so the other person can do self care as well. Don't let them down, as you already know what it feels like to be let down by a trusted individual.
If there's something in that person's personality that triggers you just remember another thing. That is the time that you can say it's not their fault,
It's not yours either.
that is also the time to identify the person as to whether they are narcissist or not. Should be able to pick up those signs real quick. But don't confuse somebody else's issues with the ones that you had with the narcissist it's just not fair.
Be there when you can, and when you can't verbalize it with kindness. However I have found that being there does not make me feel so all alone. And it helps me forget about the thoughts invading my brain space. You need to give yourself that break and break out. And give it to Creator, Creator is good.
May love and light be with you every step of the way.

02/19/2024

My lovely little friend and I spent the night together, her mom went out with another friend tonight.
This is my niece, "Baby" she's about 14yrs old. She an emotional support dog. A blind little girl. She wasn't too happy staying inside she was kind of bored actually but when we went outside she sure perked up and she wants to go back outside. She's like a little human child, she's saying let's do it again let's do it again, let's go outside again that is I thought it was very cold but it wasn't it wasn't bad at all I got to check and see what the temperature was I didn't mind being outside in the dark with her

01/29/2024

Looking for votes for;
Chloe for President in next election. ❤️

01/17/2024

Cumberland,
Rhode Island

01/07/2024

12/19/2023

Well we had quite a rainstorm today. Lucky for me I pretty much slept through it all. But if you scroll down below there was a lot of damages.

The water level on the river and the waterfalls that run along my residence has risen so high that even the doc where I once called the big birds to feed them is clothes that should be underwater by tomorrow so I hear.
I guess the only good thing that I can say about all this rain the storms that we're having is that the water levels in our area are increasing unfortunately they're increasing to a very dangerous level.

Mother nature is taking care of business in a major way replenishing the Earth with the water lost and the levels so low since 2016 now there's too much water.

12/08/2023

There's no "I" in team
But there is in
Survival...

12/06/2023

Today is my 69th Birthday. FB not posting that or my fundraiser.
Being that I am about to embark on a new decade.
I will do it myself.

12/02/2023

There you go again Facebook!
I am not trying to raise funds for giving Tuesday. Why do you keep redirecting me to giving Tuesday my birthday is coming up December 6th you don't publish anybody's birthdays to me so that I can acknowledge them nor do you publish man I am trying to do a fundraiser for my birthday in memory of my father and children with autism. And you keep filling in and telling me to finish my fundraiser forgetting Tuesday. I'm trying to raise funds for my birthday December 6th!

You don't choose what I do I choose what I do with my money!
I am not doing giving Tuesday I am doing my birthday which is on Wednesday the 6th of December. And you're not allowing me to do that. Shame on you Facebook

11/19/2023

Looking forward to seeing this. Possibly attending.

10/23/2023

Use caution on
Holoween kids.
Have an adult w you.

10/07/2023

I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS LAST NIGHT.,...

I was appalled at the subject. Indigenous day is on its way. There are some states that have not yet adopted indigenous day.

Remind you I miss the very first part of the subject matter. Correct me if I'm wrong please. The Italians were upset and will not accept indigenous day.
They said that no matter what Columbus did.
They wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him. This country would not be what it is if it wasn't for Columbus. They praised him. And we're forgiving of what he did today indigenous people. They didn't Target the indigenous people. But the inference was that fact.
Now this year government has a lot of holidays and during the holidays they have a lot of sales.
People even get time off from work. Why to generate revenue to make people go out and spend their money. I don't fall for it unless I need something. And I don't have to wait for Columbus to decide to buy what I need.

But they were committed that indigenous day ought to be their day.
My first thought was pick your own DAY!

IT AMAZES ME HOW SELFISH PEOPLE ARE. HOW LITTLE HISTORY THESE WHITE KNOW.

Have they not done enough harm.

I strongly urge that we hold on to what we fought for. I strongly urge that on indigenous day we have our own parade and that we are all over social media celebrating indigenous day proudly!

It is our day, and the different cultures in this country who are not native to this country but who feels so entitled. Acknowledging what Columbus has done but not to the fullest extent.
But that if it wasn't for him, this country would not be what it is today.
What an oxymoron!

It's true this country would not be what it is today. Indigenous people would not have died, hung, Mass Graves of our children, and then MMIWC, OUR FAMILIES SLAUGHTERED, stolen land, our Health resources mass produced for the big pharmaceuticals to make money. We not only fought for our land on our land. But the code talk is fought for our land on other continents for to save our land. Mount Rushmore would not be overlooking Souix land.
A daily reminder, waking up every single day and having to be reminded of the insurmountable damages done to indigenous people and land.

Let us make this perfectly clear, and flood social media with celebrations of indigenous day.
Let us stand on ground what little ground we have left and save indigenous day.

I urge all indigenous people to flood social media with celebrations of indigenous day on indigenous day. Perhaps the day before and the day of.
❤️🦅🙏🪶 🐢❤️

09/22/2023

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE.
Remember my tortoise, he was a mess last summer.

Well he's still in rehab.

he got run over by a car. And I refuse to leave his side until the fire department got him to a safe place I said I would spend the night with him in a not so safe place. Well here he is. That's my snapper and that's Riley who's taking care of him on Mondays she's a volunteer and look at her face tell me she doesn't love my Snapper.
OH So Happy, I saved this boy early Summer. He now has to wait till next summer before they set him free...
If not his shell may not hold up when it freezes.